Bib for overalls.



W. J. MATTHEWS.

BIB FOR OVERALLS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-8, 1914.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2%), 191 5.

Application filedSeptembcr 8, 1914. Serial No. 860,592.

To 07/ u'lzom it ma-y concern Be it known that l. lVILLIAM J. l\I.\'.l- Tnnws. a citizen of the United States. residing at Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of Neu York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bibs for Overalls, of which the following is a full, clear. and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide the bibs of overalls and like garments with inside pockets to receive the wearers watch, papers or books, and handkerchief, or other conveniences or equipment, in a safe way, and protected f; om external conditions, without detracting from their accessibility to the user.

The ini'entionconsists of garment of the character referred to, in which the bib is provided with a lining extending across substantially its entire surface, and so applied to it as to form a number of pockets for the reception of various articles, including a so-called safety pocket for a watch, as I will proceed now to explain and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat ing the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a pair of overalls to which the invention is applied. Fig. 2' is a rear elevation of the bib portion. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line A. B. of Fig. 2, showinn the parts distended. The bib front 1., body portion 2 and legs 3 of the overalls may be of any usual or approved construction'. as also may be the suspendcr ends and their connections 4, and the front pockets 5 on the legs.

The invention herein consists in applying to any ordinarygarment of this character, the lining 6 extending substantially over the entire inner side or back of the bib. This lining may be of any suitable material or fabric, and it is secured to the garment near its bottom edge by stitching 7, its top by stitching 8, its sides by stitching 9, and along a center line by stitching 10 from top to bottom, and may be sewed in with the formation of the hems or seams of the garment at these places, or it may be otherwise aflixed to the garment. The upper corners 11 and 12 of the lining are cut away or beveled inwardly and upwardly from the sides to the top so as to lie within the contour of the adjacent front and back of its edges, and

these corners are finished separately from the front, as by hems 13, and are not attached to the front, so as to provide right and left hand openings into the pockets 14., 15 and 16 formed by and between the front and lining. The pockets 14 and 15 constitute a double watch pocket, and they are separated part way of their depth by a longitudinally disposed line of stitches 17, the top of which is deflected transversely toward the center line of the article, to form a bar, as at 18, so that the pocket formed between this line 17 and 18 and the line or seams 10 is a so-called safety pocket, in which the wearers watch 19 may be safely placed and guarded against accidental escape as the wearer moves and stoops over, and the pocket formed between the line 17, 18 and the outer edge 9 is a safeguard. A buttonhole or eyelet 20 may be provided at any suitable point on the garment, as in the top seam or hem, with which the watch chain or guard 21 may be engaged. The pocket 15 may receive the watch should it fall into it instead of into-the pocket 14 and its angles will safeguard it against escape. The pocket 16 may receive a time-book or other equipment of the wearer and his handkerchief.

The \three' pockets are entirely separate excepting that the pockets 14 and 15 have an external mouth or opening common to both, and this is advantageous in case the wearer hurriedly or carelessly replaces his watch without insuring its deposit in the pocket 14 designed for it.

In the ordinary locomotive engineers overalls, the bib has patch pockets applied to it on the outside and therefore they are apt to and do catch cinders and dust, and when his watch is kept in one of these pockets it is exposed to damage from such cinders and dust; and although outside safety watch pockets have been applied to such overalls, they do not overcome this objection to defacement of the watch by cinders and dust; and moreover the watch chain is exposed and is apt to be caught in external objects and the watch pulled from the pocket or else the chain broken.

Ordinarily the locomotive engineer sits in the cab with his right arm outside, while his left hand is used for running the engine, the right hand being free to handle his watch. Accordingly the watch pocket in the present invention is located at the rightside.

hand side of the bib. The addition of thelining admits of the formation of the pockets on the inside of the bib, so that their contents may be wholly protected from contact with external objects, and particularly the watch chain may be arranged on the in- It will be noticed also, as already stated, that the openings to these pockets are not exposed on the outside of the garment but are covered by the external front of the bib, and, hence, the entrance of dust and cinders is more or less effectively prevented. Of course, any number of pockets may be provided for special purposes, but all of them will be located at the back of the bib and so be protected. By carrying the handkerchief in the pocket with the timebook or the like, the latter is hindered from falling out.

The foregoing suggested changes and others are within the scope and principle of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A bib for overalls, having a lining secured thereto near the top and bottom edges and along the sides, and also along a cen tral vertical line from top to bottom to form a plurality of inside pockets, and left unattached at the upper corners to form openings into said pockets, one of said pockets subdivided into a plurality of compartments.

' 2. A bib for overalls, having a lining secured thereto at the top and bottom edges, its side, and along a central vertical line of the bib from top to bottom to form a pocket between saiu bib and lining, a line of stitching extending upwardly from the bottom edge between the side and central vertical line of attachment and connecting said bib and lining to form two compartments in said pocket, said lining having its upper corner cut away and left unattached to afford an opening at the rear of the bib into both compartments of said pocket.

3. A bib for overalls, having a lining secured thereto at the top and bottom edges, its side, and along a central vertical line of the bib from top to bottom to form a pocket betweensaid bib and lining, a longitudinal line of stitching extending upwardly from the bottom edge between the side and central vertical line of attachment and connecting the bib and lining to form inner and outer compartments in said pocket, and a transverse line of stitching extending from said longitudinal line of stitching toward the central vertical line of attachment and connecting the bib and lining to form a safety watch receiving portion in the inner one of said compartments, said lining having its upper corner cut away and left unattached to afford an opening at the rear of the bib into both compartments of said pocket.

4. A bib for overalls, having a front of suitable material, and a lining applied to said front and lines of stitches by which the lining and front are united, and pockets formed by and between the front and the lining, one of said pockets being subdivided longitudinally and transversely into a safety watch pocket and a safeguard pocket.

5. A bib for overalls, having a lining secured thereto near its top and bottom edges,

its sides, and along a central vertical line from top to bottom to 'form a plurality of inside pockets, and left unattached at the upper corners to form openings into said pockets, one of said pockets subdivided into a plurality of compartments, and one of said openings being common to all of the compartments of the subdivided pocket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of September A. D.

WILLIAM J. MATTHEWS. Witnesses:

CHARLEs W. BARTRUM, EDITH O. MATTHEWS. 

